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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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